I was born on this mountain a long time agoBefore they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coalWhen you rose in the mornin' before it was lightTo go down in that dark hole and come back up at night

I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my homeShe holds me and keeps me from worry and woeWell, they took everything that she gave, now they're goneBut i'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home

I was young on this mountain but now i am oldAnd i knew every holler, every cool swimmin' hole'til one night i lay down and woke up to findThat my childhood was over and i went down in the mine

There's a hole in this mountain and it's dark and it's deepAnd god only knows all the secrets it keepsThere's a chill in the air only miners can feelThere're ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed